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Geomechanics and Engineering Volume 24, Number 6, March25 2021 , pages 573-588 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2021.24.6.573 |
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Hydro-mechanical coupling behaviors in the failure process of pre-cracked sandstone |
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Tingchun Li, Yiteng Du, Qingwen Zhu, Yande Ren, Hao Zhang and Jinlin Ran
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| Abstract | ||
| The interaction of cracks and water significantly affects the fracture mechanism of rocks. In this study, laboratory tests were conducted using sandstone samples containing a single fissure to explore the hydro-mechanical behaviors in the failure process of pre-cracked rocks. The internal crack characteristics were also analyzed using X-ray CT scanning. The results show that the confining pressure has the greatest effect on the mechanical properties (e.g., strengths, elastic modulus, and Poisson's ratio), followed by the fissure inclination and water pressure. At a lower fissure inclination, the confining pressure may control the type main cracks that form, and an increase in the water pressure increases the number of anti-wing cracks and the length of wing cracks and branch cracks. However, the fracture behaviors of samples with a higher fissure inclination are only slightly affected by the confining pressures and water pressures. The effect of fissure inclination on the internal crack area is reduced with the propagation from the fissure tips to the sample ends. The fissure inclination mainly affects the value of permeability but not affect the trend. The impact of pre-existing fissure on permeability is smaller than that of confining pressure and water pressure. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| sandstone; single fissure; experiment; mechanical properties; failure behavior; permeability | ||
| Address | ||
| Tingchun Li, Yiteng Du, Qingwen Zhu, Hao Zhang and Jinlin Ran: Shandong Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China Yande Ren: Radiology Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266590, China | ||